(Caution) Poor weight gain is not just caused by breastmilk insufficiency. Don't try to judge by yourself; consult an expert.

Lack of breastmilk intake and hyposecretion of breastmilk

There are two types of breastmilk insufficiency: Lack of breastmilk intake and hyposecretion of breastmilk. Refer to the following coping strategies and consult an expert such as doctors, midwives, and lactation consultants.

Lack of breastmilk intake

Insufficiency of breastmilk intake because of inappropriate breastfeeding style and poor sucking of baby

Coping strategy

Check how to hold your baby (positioning) and how to help your baby suck on (latch on), and modify if necessary.

Don't limit the frequency or duration of breastfeeding; allow your baby to nurse as often and as much as he wants.

Hyposecretion of breastmilk

Actual insufficiency of the breastmilk produced by the mother

Sometimes caused by breastmilk intake insufficiency

Divided into 2 types: Primary breastmilk hyposecretion, which occurs for medical reasons such as mammary gland hypoplasia, and secondary breastmilk hyposecretion, in which even though the ability to produce breastmilk is present, appropriate support is not provided and the amount of breastmilk secreted doesn't increase, and may decrease.

Coping strategy

If you have breastmilk hyposecretion caused by medical reasons, breastmilk production can often be insufficient and appropriate supplements are needed. If one breast has secretion insufficiency, you still can get sufficient breastmilk secretion from the other breast only. Milk expression is also effective in increasing breastmilk secretion.

Supplementing breastfeeding when the amount lactated is insufficient, in order of priority